WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve made only small changes to the policy statement released on Wednesday, holding policy steady and repeating it expects to hold interest rates low for extended period. Full Article at FOX News
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sent a fresh signal Thursday that he's in no rush to reverse course and start boosting interest rates. Full Article at NPR
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SUSIE GHARIB: World leaders have wrapped up their meeting in Pittsburgh with a pledge to sustain their economic stimulus programs until a durable recovery is secured. Full Article at Nightly Business Report | PBS
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Signaling confidence in a recovery, the Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to stretch out the pace of a program intended to lower mortgage rates and prop up the housing market. Even so, rates on home loans are expected to remain low. Full Article at NPR
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its benchmark rates unchanged at ultra-low levels. Full Article at Xinhua
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate near zero once again Wednesday. It added in a statement that although the economy continues to improve, it intends to stay the course in recent months. Full Article at CNN
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The U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday expressed growing confidence that an economic recovery was building, even though it stuck to its commitment to keep borrowing costs near zero for "an extended period." Full Article at CNBC
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The US economy may have turned a corner after the deepest recession in some 70 years, but Federal Reserve policymakers appear to be in no rush to raise interest rates. Full Article at Times of India
